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Who and What

The Bern Network for Epilepsy, Sleep and Consciousness (BENESCO) embraces scientists and clinicians of the University of Bern, the Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland in Lugano and collaborating groups at the University of Fribourg and at the clinic Barmelweid (Aargau) specialized in sleep medicine and psychosomatic disorders.

Three core pillars

Basic translational research from animal to human on epilepsy, sleep and disorders of consciousness.

Exchange of expertise and education of young researchers within the BENESCO Seminar.

Transfer of knowledge into the clinical routine to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep disorders, epilepsy and disorders of consciousness.

The aim

The aim of the Network is to promote multi-disciplinary and translational knowledge, exchange of expertise and collaborations among researchers and clinicians in the domain of epilepsy, sleep and disorders of consciousness.

Last News

sitem-insel Neuro
The aim of the newly founded Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (sitem-insel),...
Science publication by Adamantidis and collaborators
Causal evidence for the role of REM sleep theta rhythm in contextual memory consolidation by...
Looking back to the 4th BENESCO Winter Research Meeting
March 10-12, 2016, in Wengen Thank you to all the speakers and sponsors for their contribution to...
Job offers
3 open positions:1. PhD or PostDoc in neuroscience at the Department of Neurology, Bern...
Consciousness: From Theory to Practice
The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies (NSAS) organizes an intense training course containing of...
Neuromodulation Lectures Spring Term 2015
We are pleased to announce that the program of the BENESCO Neuromodulation Lectures for the spring term...
Looking back to the 3rd BENESCO Winter Research Meeting
March 26-28, 2015, in Wengen
Sleep Summer School
The BENESCO is happy to announce the Expert Meeting of the Alpine Sleep Summer School (ASSS) in...
Dr. Kaspar Schindler Associate Professor
Dr. Kaspar Schindler of the Department of Neurology was promoted to Associate Professor by the...
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis Professor in Bern
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis has accepted on November 2013 the offer by the University of Bern for the...